Sunday, November 30, 2008
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Strength
I love doing these miniature paintings. They are 4x4x1.25". The combination of metallic paint and mixed media really make these feel more like jeweled ornaments than fine art.
Fragile
October Wind
Night Before October
Kyoto Girls
I took the liberty of making a lively and fun background behind these ladies who were walking down a street in Kyoto. The faces remind me of small porcelain dolls. If you look closely you'll notice that three of the ladies have highlighted hair to add a modern twist to the traditional attire.
Ocean Day
6x6" Acrrylic on Canvas Panel This painting was inspired by a young Japanese couple stopping to check out the menu selection. I like the glow of the lights with paper sea creatures hanging in the window. This piece has a fantastic warmth when you view it. Very refreshing after painting so many graveyard scenes. I also purposely simplified certain details to create an overall impression. This restaurant is located in Asakusa near Tokyo.
Late Bloomer
8x8' Acrylic on Canvas. The tree is Plumeria and gives off a beautiful floral fragrance. The flowers from these special trees are often used to string Aloha Leis.
Rose
8x8" Acrylic on Archival Canvas. I really love this painting. I find great comfort when I see this piece. If you look closely there is a slight figure in the upper right hand corner in the trees. Do you see it? It's a joy to have spooky things happen by chance. I did a geneolgy search on Rose Roque and found perhaps her granddaughter that lived in Hawaii from 1916-1984. I wonder if Rose came to Hawaii as a missonary... her name is not common for Hawaii, and the beautifully carved marble headstone would suggest she was a prominent woman in the community. This is Alae cemetary located in Papaiko, Big Island Hawaii.
Remember
Acrylic on canas 6x6". I titled this painting Remember for the loved ones who took the time to haul lava stones to make a caring marker for this grave. This family may not have had enough money for a carved tombstone but they indeed showed that they would Remember
Mauna Kea Moon
6x6" Acrylic on Canvas. This area is located in Waikoloa Hawaii on the Fairway. In the background is the Moon rising over Mauna Kea mountain currently dormant and world famous for its numerous telescopes atop the worlds tallest mountain.
In Time
This burial location reminds me of a fortified castle. This cemetary known as Alae has a number of overturned, sunken and shifting gravesites due to rainfall and earthquakes over the course of time. This person was aptly prepared like a soldier with his armor.
Sunlit Forest
Acrylic 8x8" This beautiful forrest is located in Hawaii on the way to Hilo. Since childhood I can recall being mesmerized by endless rows of forest while looking out the passenger window. Nothing has changed.
Eva Parker Cottage
Private Collection
14 comments:
What exploratory mood are you in, or do you pretty much tend to naturally think out of the box by stepping away from the predictable response?
I tend to not sketch much either. But when I look at my old sketchbooks, I actually sold most of the pieces I had done studies for before I painted them. I guess I just want to be a little more carefree these days.
So will this week's DSDF challenge take you beyond this sketch? You have a delicate touch.
Do I see two small faces above two big ones? This reminds me of some creepy photos I have seen and ghost encounters I had in the past.
While reading your entry, I clicked the Adebanji link. Wow!!! He is an amazing artist! I went through each of his paintings. They are wonderful!!
Erika, I know what you mean about wanting to be more "carefree these days". I hadn't thought of it as an "exploratory mood" but I like
that phrase a lot. I initially had another idea but I kept being distracted by the screen and the abstract forms in them... it was then that I spotted the ghostly exaggerated faces. In a few of my paintings if the viewer looks carefully there will be something looking back at you.
I think this sketch would make a very nice etching or monoprint, but I've got too many paintings to complete first.
Akiko, yes you do! There are actually 5 but the fifth is the most difficult to see in this photograph.
Adebanji is an amazing artist.
He is also a sketching machine!!!
I can't believe this, you mean you saw faces in this weeks DSFDF?
Unbelievable, we seem to have been operating on the same wavelength. I am a bit busy now but I will soon post my entry for this week.
Thanks for the mention here.
I will surely borrow the phrase "SKETCHING MACHINE" it sounds great!
Adebanji, Thank you and your very welcome. Yes I do see faces. I've added the area of Karin's reference photo for people to see more clearly now on my Blog just in case there is some doubt.
The "Sketching Machine" Title belongs to you Adebanji, do with it what you will!
Alice, this piece reminds me of the Superman movie where the three villains are encased in a sheet of glass that is sent hurtling through space for eternity. If you haven't seen it, this was some very cool and innovative imagery that could have been the inspiration for this piece. Your drawing seems two dimensional on a very flat plane. Very creative and interesting.
Now that you have shown the part of the photo that has faces, I see a big angry face on the photo (right-side up) above the middle flower.
Vern , I so remember that cinematic moment now that you mention it. It's been over a decade(perhaps 2) since I saw that movie but I remember thinking as a kid how cool it all was at the time. I don't care much for TV or movies nowadays but my younger brother convinced me I would be okay to watch Iron Man on DVD and I'm so glad that I did. Tremendous performance by R.D.JR.
Akiko, Yeah... I see that Big Angry face now that you point it out to me. It took me a little while because I wasn't looking at the big picture but when it came into view, it was like OH... Mean and Scarey!
I wonder, are they just shadows on a screen, spirits passing through or remnants of the energy that exists in that space.
Alice, I think it's SO COOL that you did this! I love it when people do something truly "Different" on this site... besides, isn't that the idea?! Super job, and I love the hidden ghost faces, I tend to put those in my work too (there's one in the sky of my Bean one and others not on this site). Again, GREAT job.
Camille, You R Da QUEEEN of Different in the DSFDF challenges. I am humbled by the compliment you have bestowed upon me. I am gonna go and look for your ghosts.
I just got back and I SAW It!
Speaking of QUEEN...Terry Daniels that other Texan completed his Tag Assignment finally and he is a Riot who loves 80's Metal... who knew?
Are you gonna participate in this weeks challenge? I know your probably a busy gal.
Alice, You captured the energy of the picture/place.
Your insight on Adebanji's picture is amazing.
You talent lies in seeing with the heart.
Explore, explore, there is much for you to explore and for us the audience to be enthralled.
Dominique, your comments make me smile... every single time.
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